Earnest, a technology company that analyzes data pulled from loan applications, surveys, and/or publicly available data sources released their finding on the demographics of video game consumers. 361 more words
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Capacity in Zeynep Tufekci's "Twitter and Tear Gas"
I’m feeling a bit rusty at writing blog posts right now. It’s been about six months since I last posted. Hopefully, I’m going to try to keep them shorter and post more frequently on a wider variety of topics. 529 more words

Presentation on Capitalism and Video Games at San Diego State University
I’ll be presenting at the “Capitalism: Culture and the Individual” on April 14th at San Diego State University. The presentation, entitled “Now You’re Playing With Power: Video Games and… 130 more words

Economics: the view from below
Marion Fourcade in the Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics.

Letting go of bad friends
Sometimes you just have to let go of things that are bad for you. Today I decided to let go of an old friend. I met her many years ago on Craigslist. 368 more words

The Early Bedtime Conundrum (A Realistic Work-Life Balance)
I’m dead tired yet I have a problem to deal with every evening.
I have two choices:
- Stay up late and have more life time. 214 more words

How American Masculinity Creates Lonely Men
I just heard something incredible on my trip home today. One of the podcasts I listen to in order to pass the time on the long commute is “Hidden Brain” from NPR. 181 more words